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The Ignorant Man's Book Collection, a general reading list of reliable textbooks, popular non-fiction writings, guides, and literature. Hopefully a good list of entry-level references for a wide range of topics, and just enough reading selection to stay ignorant for a lifetime.

Essential texts are listed in bold. Within the same subjects, texts are roughly ordered from top to bottom by increasing depth, with introductory texts at the top. Complementary texts and online course resources are listed in the nested bullet points.

Mathematics

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Areas of mathematics and Lists of mathematics topics

MIT Mathematics undergraduate curriculum

Mathematical Analysis

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Abstract Algebra

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  • Algebra 18.701, 18.702
  • Lie Groups 18.755
  • Topology 18.901

Topology by J. Munkries

Geometry

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  • Algebraic Geometry 18.725
  • Differential Geometry 18.950
  • Riemannian Geometry

Physics

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  • Basic Physics 8.01, 8.02, 8.03
  • Thermodynamics 5.60
  • Landau and Lifshitz's Course of Theoretical Physics

Mechanics

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Electrodynamics

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  • Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell
  • Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J. Griffiths
  • Electromagnetic Fields 6.013, Electrodynamics 6.014
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Tensor Analysis

Astrophysics & Cosmology

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  • An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley Carroll and Dale Ostlie
    • The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy by Frank Shu [supplement]
    • Introduction to Cosmology by Barbara Ryden

Chemistry

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Organic Chemistry

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Physical Chemistry

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Biology

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MIT Biology

Molecular Cell Biology

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  • Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts
    • Molecular Cell Biology by Harvey Lodish, Arnold Berk, Chris A. Kaiser, Monty Kreiger, Matthew P. Scott, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, and Paul Matsudaira [depth]

Neuroscience

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Engineering (general)

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Computer Science

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Outline of computer science

Algorithms and data structures

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Computation

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Artificial intelligence

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Computer architecture

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  • Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy
  • Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson

Linux

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Communications

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Computer security

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Databases

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Distributed systems

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Software engineering

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Electrical Engineering

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Electrodynamics

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Electronics

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Microelectronics

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Integrated circuits

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Signals and Systems

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Image Processing

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  • Digital Image Processing by Rafael C. Gonzalez and Richard E. Woods

Controls Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

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Aerospace

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  • Introduction to Flight by John D. Anderson Jr.
  • Fundamentals of Aerodynamics by John D. Anderson Jr.
  • Fundamentals of Astrodynamics by Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, and Jerry E. White
  • Space Mission Analysis and Design by Wiley J. Larson and James R. Wertz

Robotics

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Economics

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History

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  • A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present by Howard Zinn
  • A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium by Chris Harman

Politics

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  • Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
  • Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky by Noam Chomsky, John Schoeffel, and R. Mitchell

Survival

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